Working With Girl Scout

Daisies

Table of Contents

Section 1: Working With Girl Scout Daisies

Girl Scout Leadership Experience with K First Graders

Evaluation Tools

Progression within the Girl Scout Processes Girl Led Examples

Characteristics of Girl Scout Daisies

Section 2: Girl Scout Daisy Program

Troop Government

Running a Safe Girl Scout Meeting

Girl Scout Daisy Resources, Uniform, Insignia and Earned Awards

Components of a Girl Scout Daisy Meeting

Troop Meeting Year Plan Example

Materials for First Gathering

How to Start a Troop on a Shoestring Budget

Girl Scout Glossary for Daisy Leaders

Girl Scout Daisy Earned Recognitions Girl Record

Welcome Welcome and congratulations on becoming a member of the unique and wonderful world of Girl Scouts!

all girls where, in an accepting and nurturing environment girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adults, such as you, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives qualities such as leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own worth.

The Girl Scout program is girl-driven reflecting the ever-In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship and the power of girls together. As a Girl Scout volunteer you will help girls develop their full potential; relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect; develop values to guide their actions and provide the foundation for sound decision-making; and contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others.

Section 1: Working with Girl Scout Daisies

Girl Scout Leadership Experience with Kindergartners and First Graders

The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is what makes Girl Scouts unique compared to any other youth serving organization. There are three program processes. These program processes are the key to achieving the outcomes, Girl Scout Mission and the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

As a Girl Scout Daisy leader, you need to connect what you do and how you do things with the girls, to

Girl Led By the Girls, For the Girls:

Girl Scout Daisies need to learn that they can lead and make decisions. The girls are the doers, the planners, and the implementers of their activities. Give girls choices and help them learn good communication and decision-making skills. One way to enable the girls to develop those skills is by using the Girl Scout Daisy Circle as your form of troop government. Girl/adult planning is the way to involve girls in making decisions. As a Girl Scout Daisy adult volunteer, you role in the planning process is important, and helps girls succeed. As the girls grow from Girl Scout Daisies through their Girl Scout experience, your role in planning and implementing will change. As the girls grow older, they will have more responsibility for the troop. The diagram below shows the level of adult involvement in planning and implementing activities for each grade level in Girl Scouts.

Daisy Brownie Junior Teens

Adult

Girl

Adult

Girl

Adult

Girl

Adult

Girl

Learning by Doing Experimental Learning:

The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is designed to be experiential for girls. What does this mean? It means that the girls engage in an activity or experience, and then are given the opportunity to look back on it, and identify useful insights for the future.

help girls gain insight. All you have to do is ask some questions or get them to reflect on what they have done.

Cooperative Learning:

Cooperative learning is setting up the troop/group meeting so that girls work in small groups or teams to accomplish an activity. It is easy to implement cooperative learning with Daisies, and Girl Scouting has some built-methods:

Kapers Have girls work in pairs, or small groups, to do the chores of the troop/group: Cleaning up, distributing materials, helping the adult volunteer, etc.

The Buddy System activities. They are to stick with their buddy, and take care of their buddy. It is a safety procedure, and a great cooperative learning method.

Sharing Supplies Instead of having a pair of scissors for every girl in the group, have only a few, and the girls will need to learn how to accomplish the activity the activity by sharing. Teaching girls to problem-solve together and share is cooperative learning.

Evaluation Tools

Asking Daisies questions can be a challenge. Remember, they need things to be concrete. Give examples and listen to what the girls are saying. Build your questions based on what the girls are saying about their experience.

The following are some tools you can use with Girl Scout Daisies to help them evaluate or understand what they have learned from troop activities and events.

Sentence Starter

Have the girls sit in a circle either as a large group or, if you have enough adults, break the girls into

Draw a Picture

Give each girl a piece of paper and crayons or markers and ask her to draw a picture of what was the best part of the activity for her. Once complete, have the girls share what their pictures show.

Rate It!

Have the girls use facial expressions or different signals to rate how they feel about an activity or idea:

Smile or frown Thumbs up or thumbs down Clap once or clap twice Stand up or sit down

PROGRESSION WITHIN THE GIRL SCOUT PROCESSES

GIRL LED EXAMPLES

Girl-Led Girl Process Girl Process in Action

Adult Facilitation

Adult facilitation in Action

Daisy

Freely express their feelings, opinion & choices, or report that they could even if they

Choose a song for the group to sing.

Identify some activities and/or decisions that girls can take the lead on for each session

Make a list of activities choices for the next meeting & have girls vote by show of hands.

Brownie

Express what activities they want to do, how they would like to do them and act on them.

Decide on a skill they would like to learn and come up with some ideas on how, who, and where they can learn it.

Provide options for girls to choose from only if they cannot think of options themselves.

Assist girls in designing a project or establishing a procedure for caring for materials, cleaning up, etc.

Junior

Strategize about how to carry out an activity or action project, determining what their project goal is & what resources they need to complete it.

Devise their own questions, pose own problems and think about how to answer/solve them.

Model and provide strategies for solving problems & making decisions.

Pose open-ended

choose this strategy over that

Cadette

Initiate discussions and activities, and take responsibility for organizing and implementing them and cleaning them up with little input from adults.

Give reports on their activities giving clear reasons for what they did, plan to do and on their thought process.

Observe girl planning and give input when asked.

Use statements

Senior

Articulate the reasons behind their decisions and reflect on their implications.

Make connections (e.g., write letters or make calls) with service-based organizations.

Encourage girls to volunteer for activities and responsibilities without being asked.

Encourage girls to participate in project related to community outreach and service.

Ambassador

Girls participate in activities that challenge their assumptions in positive ways.

Travel and speak on behalf of their troop of Girl Scouts.

Model self-control, independence, a sense of humor, and a positive confident attitude.

Pose questions and ask girls to think critically about issues.

Characteristics of Girl Scout Daisies

Every Girl Scout is unique, with different needs, interest, and levels of development. Some girls may exhibit traits of slightly older girls, while others may still be developing certain characteristics of this grade level. When working with Girl Scout Daisies, it is important to keep in mind the difference in their emotional, social, physical, and intellectual characteristics.

Kindergartener First Grader

Emotional Characteristics

Wants to do things herself Is usually cooperative Is close to parents Wants the approval and support of adults

and peers Understands rules and tries to conform May blame others for her mistakes

Is inconsistent in behavior: friendly, angelic, unfriendly, and mischievous

Needs lots of praise and encouragement Needs indirect supervision and direction.

Usually overreacts to negative correction Usually wants her own way. Has an interest

Shows growing independence

Social Characteristics

Likes to play with peers Prefers to work in small groups (2-3) May need support in completing cleanup,

in putting things away and being neat Can engage in group discussion Is interested in making up roles Is capable of compromise, waiting her

turn and working out disputes with adult support

Plays a great deal in groups Has some trouble with same-age peers.

Often plays better with slightly older children

Wants adults to like her

with possessions, loses things easily and is absent-minded

Wants to make lots of friends

Physical Characteristics

Has a good appetite, burns energy rapidly, needs frequent snacks

Usually tires early in the evening Has better control of large muscles than

smaller muscles Cannot sit still for long periods of time Eye-hand coordination is maturing

Has a large appetite Can play at an activity for longer periods of

time and is very active Is more able to work or play in one place

without fidgeting Is able to do fine motor activities and has

better eye-hand coordination Is ready to take on more complex activities

Intellectual Characteristics

Questions the whys and wherefores of surroundings

Learns by doing, experiencing and playing Can print some letters, numbers and

words Cannot easily see the viewpoint of

another if it is different from her own Can last in an adult-directed activity for

20 minutes

Is beginning to read Is interested in realism, magic, and fantasy Is curious and eager to learn, but sometimes

acts as if she knows it all Is more attentive an active. Can attend to an

adult-directed activity for 20-30 minutes, but needs action

Likes to be read to Is the center of her universe

Section 2: Girl Scout Daisy Program Troop Government

The Girl Scout Daisy Circle

The Girl Scout Daisy Circle is an introduction to troop government, and the democratic process, for the youngest Girl Scouts. It is where girls learn communication and decision-making skills through discussions as a large group. Girls form a Girl Scout Daisy Circle at the meeting whenever they need to make decisions, plan for future activities, and to solve problems.

-making by:

Offering suggestions and encouragement Making sure each girl has an opportunity to offer input and make suggestions Helping the girls focus on current business Limiting choice to two (having too many choices may be confusing for this grade level) Making sure the final decision is voted on by all girls

Helpful Tips:

Girls have a short attention span at this level, so limit the Girl Scout Daisy Circle to 10-15 minutes. To help the girls with the voting process, find an item or picture that represents the activities

chosen (for example, an apple to represent going to the apple orchard, or an empty pizza box to represent touring a pizzeria, etc.). Put a small container or paper cup in front of the choices. Give each girl a button, and have her vote by putting it into the container of the activity she wants to do.

Girl Scout Daisies have a hard time perceiving the future. A month can seem as long as a year to them. Try to keep the planning to the very near future.

Girls like what they know. Daisies most likely will not choose to do something that is unfamiliar to them. Part of your responsibility as an adult volunteer is to open doors and introduce the girls to

and decisions. Allow the girls the opportunity to learn from simple mistakes, as long as safety is not an issue.

Implementing the Girl Scout Daisy Circle

Step 1: Be Prepared Come to the meetings prepared with a list of choices and ideas for the girls to discuss and choose from. Example: field trip choice list may include the fire station or the police station.

Step 2: Establish a Discussion Process Girl Scout Daisies need to understand how things are done. They need structure. Establish a structure for your discussion. For example, if a girl wants to contribute to the conversation, she must raise her hand or be holding

Step 3: Record Discussion Have an adult write down the ideas and the main points in

the discussion. This will help later when planning and

Step 4: Evaluate Use the time in the Girl Scout Daisy Circle to evaluate and

make meaning of their experiences and activities.

Running a Safe Girl Scout Meeting Listed below are the essential building blocks for running a safe Girl Scout meeting. For more details on safety, reference the Safety in Girl Scouting section of Volunteer Essentials. Adult-to-girl ratios: Adult-to-girl ratios in Girl Scouting show the minimum number of Council approved adults needed to supervise a specific number of girls. These supervision ratios were devised to ensure the safety and health of girls. For example, if one adult has to respond to an emergency, a second adult is always on hand for the rest of the girls. The chart below is helpful to understand the safety ratios involved for both troop meetings and outings for all Girl Scout grade levels.

Follow the Girl Scout safety guidelines and safety activity checkpoints: Safety instructions are

swimming or hiking, or headed to a theme park, please read and follow the safety activity checkpoints for your specific activity. Share them with other volunteers, parents, and girls before engaging in your activities. First aid: Make sure a general first aid kit is available at your meeting place and accompanies girls on any activity (including transportation to and from the activity). Be aware that you may need to provide this kit if a fully stocked one is not available at your meeting site. Healthy history forms: Every girl and adult in your troop should also complete a health history form provided by GSSSC. A medical emergency can happen at any time, so always be prepared. Carry the emergency procedures information with the health histories for quick access to emergency information. This information can be found in your Volunteer Essentials notebook. First-aider: A first-aider is what Girl Scouts call an adult volunteer who has taken Girl Scout-approved first aid and CPR training which includes specific instructions for both adult and child CPR. Activities may take place in a variety of locations, which is why first-aid requirements are based on the remoteness of the activity location, as noted in the Safety Activity Checkpoints for that activity.

Girl Scout Daisy Resources

Girl Scouting (work out of this your first six months)

the leadership journeys. Through fun activities, girls can earn a variety of badges to build the skills and gain the confidence they will use to change the world.

and My Girl Scouts. The Handbook section consists of the Girl Scout Promise and Law, the Flower Friends, Journey Map, Girl Scout history and traditions, Girl Scout Daisy uniform and special awards, and the requirements to Bridge to Girl Scout Brownies. Under the Awards section you will discover the Award Log, which lists all of the awards that can be earned by a Girl Scout Daisy. Also included are all of the requirement booklets for the Daisy Petals and Financial Leaves. My Girl Scouts section is a scrapbook and includes stickers that can be used to track their awards, an area for a journal and a place where the girls can write a letter to themselves to be read in the future.

Leadership Journeys What is a Journey? A key part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience is the Leadership Journey, a coordinated series of activities grouped around a theme. Along the Journey, girls will use the three leadership keys, Discover, Connect, and Take Action to make the world a better place. The adult guide includes sample meetings sessions, activity ideas, and tips for successfully providing a strong leadership experience for girls.

Theme: 3 school friends meet one another and meet Daisy and the flowers (each flower represents a part of the Girl Scout Law). Awards The Golden Honey Bee Award (take action), The Amazing Daisy Award (knowing and living the Promise and Law) Synopsis: this Journey introduces girls to the Girl Scout Promise, Law and Traditions through the Daisy Flower Garden. They meet new friends, learn about each other, learn to say hello in many different languages, plant a garden, play lots of games, and do a take-action project with a garden theme.

Theme: some of the flowers from Daisy Flower Garden go on a road trip across the United States learning about nature along the way. Awards: The Blue Bucket Award (feelings, conflict resolution), The Firefly Award (skills), The Clover Award (protect a national treasure). Synopsis: the girls start by learning about feelings and travel. What makes them unique and how to live the Girl Scout Law. They learn about seeds, vegetation, origami, diversity, foods and do a take-action project. Several crafts throughout.

Cheers for Animals! Theme: Learning to care about animals, themselves, and voice their findings to the community Awards: The Birdbath Award (care for animals and themselves), The Red Robin Award (tell their story), Tula Award (review their courage and confidence in communicating with others and how they felt.) Synopsis: Girls learn about different animals, how caring for animals links with caring for themselves, make a lot of crafts inspired by nature but showing diversity among individuals, and do a take-action project that educates the community about an animal related issue

Girl Scout Daisy Uniform

Girl Scout Daisy Vest or Tunic

1. Daisy Insignia Tab 2. World Trefoil Pin 3. Daisy Membership Pin 4. Daisy Promise Center and Learning Petals 5. Daisy Journey Award Patch 6. Cookie Sale Activity Pin 7. Iron-On Troop Numerals 8. Wavy American Flag Patch

Girl Scout badges, patches, awards, and other insignia should be presented, worn, or displayed only

after Girl Scouts have completed the requirements outlined in the appropriate program materials.

The GSUSA National Board updated the Girl Scout uniform policy recently to reflect the changing

needs of our members and transformation of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

Girl Scouts at each level have one required element (Tunic, Sash or Vest) for the display of official

pins and awards which will be required when girls participate in ceremonies or officially represent the

Girl Scout Movement.

For girls ages 5 to 14, the unifying look includes wearing a choice of a tunic, vest, sash for displaying

official pins and awards, combined with their own solid white shirts and khaki pants or skirts. Girl

Scouts in high school can also wear a scarf that unites their look with the sisterhood of Girl Scouts

around the world. For adult members the unifying look of the uniform is a Girl Scout official scarf or tie

for men, worn with the official membership pins, combined with their own navy blue business attire.

Girl Scouts at the Daisy and Brownie levels will continue to have a full uniform ensemble available.

Girl Scout Daisy Insignia and Earned Recognitions Girl Scout Daisy Membership Pin This pin is only worn by Girl Scout Daisies and is presented during the Girl Scout Investiture Ceremony. It is worn on the Girl Scout Daisy Insignia tab (on the bottom of the tab) on the left side of the uniform. World Trefoil Pin This pin signifies that all Girl Scouts are members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). It is presented after the girls have learned about the international aspects of Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding. Thinking Day is an ideal time for this ceremony. The pin is worn on the Insignia Tab above the Daisy Membership Pin. Girl Scout Daisy Petals Girl Scout Daisies who have learned the Girl Scout Promise earn the Girl Scout Promise Center to put on their tunic or vest. Girl Scout Daisies receive a Daisy Learning Petal for each part of the Girl Scout Law they learn and understand. The petals are placed around the Promise Center in any order determined by the girl. Financial Literacy and Cookie Business Leaves Girl Scout Daisies can earn these leaves when they participate in the Cookie Program while learning how to use money and the five skills of the program. Safety Award The Safety Award is earned when Girl Scout Daisies learn how to stay safe during their Daisy adventures. My Promise, My Faith Girl Scout Daisies earn this pin (one for each year) by examining the Girl Scout Law and how it applies to their faith. The Daisy Journey Summit Award Upon completion of all three Girl Scout Daisy Leadership Journeys, the girl s will earn this very special award. Membership Stars Every Girl Scout receives a gold membership star for each she is a registered Girl Scout. Additionally, the girls receive a colored disc that fits behind the star. Each grade level has a specific color disc. The Girl Scout Daisy disc is blue. These pins can be given at the beginning of the year as part of a Rededication/Investiture Ceremony or at the completion of the year. Bridging to Girl Scout Brownie Award Awarded to first grade Girl Scout Daisies who have completed the bridging steps listed in the

Brownies ceremony held at the end of the year. NOTE: This is an optional award. First grade

nd grade. Participation Patches Girl Scouts often receive patches for participating in an activity, event, or special program (also called fun patches). These events are usually one day programs that the council or service area sponsors, or for special field trips. Participation patches are placed on the back of vest or tunic.

Components of a Girl Scout Daisy Meeting There is no one right way to hold a Girl Scout Daisy meeting. The method you use depends on what works best for both the girls and the volunteers. As you get to know the girls, you will learn how to guide them in the activities that meet their interests and abilities. Girl Scout Daisy meetings are usually 60-90 minutes long and include: Pre-Meeting or Start-Up Activity (5-10 minutes)

As the girls arrive at the meeting place, have a quiet activity set up for them (puzzles, drawing, word games, or just let them visit with each other. Remember, it is good for them to giggle and have fun. You want them to become good friends. Hint: if you make this part fun, the girls will tend to be on time.

Snack Time (10 minutes/optional) After school troops may want to have a snack right away to give the girls a break from the school day. Evening troops may want to have the snack toward the end of the meeting. You may want to include a snack time during your meetings depending on the time your troop meets. It is a good idea to have an official troop snack container. A five-pound coffee can that the girls have decorated is a good start. You can write the number of finger-foods needed for snack on the lid with a permanent marker. The snack container also serves as a reminder to the troop member and her parent/guardian that she is in charge of the snack for the next meeting.

Opening (5-10 minutes) This officially calls the meeting to order. Many troops use the Girl Scout Daisy Circle to signal the beginning of the meeting. If needed, use the quiet sign to call the meeting to order and recite the Girl Scout Promise and the Pledge of Allegiance. This is also a good time to teach a new game or song. Girls can also share their interest, feelings, and daily experiences while in the Girl Scout Daisy Circle. Be sure this is voluntary. Each girl should be assured of an opportunity to speak.

Business Meeting (5-10 minutes) With the assistance of an adult, ask one of the girls to take attendance and collect dues. Welcome new girls, brainstorm ideas, make plans, and vote on decisions. Collect any forms such as permission slips or other items that the girls may be returning. Discuss the activity planned for the meeting; why you are doing it, what you want the girls to learn from it, and how it will be done.

Activity (15-20 minutes) Try to plan activities that can be completed in one meeting, such as an activity from one of the Girl Scout

completed in one meeting, divide it into two or three short steps that can be completed at individual meetings. This will give girls a sense of completion and accomplishment after each meeting.

Clean-up (5-10 minutes) Make sure to give girls advance notice for clean-up time so that they have time to complete their projects. Think of ways to make clean-up time fun. For instance, you might play some familiar music and try to clean-up before the music ends.

Closing (3-5 minutes) Call the girls to the Friendship Circle for any reminders and last minute discussion. Other closing activities could be saying goodbye in other languages or singing a goodbye song. Invite any parents that may have arrived early to join in. Following the closing, the girls are dismissed.

Troop Meeting Year Plan Example There are so many ways a Troop can plan out their time together. Please work with your girls to build a year that fits their inter

Activities throughout the year for you and your Girls include (FUN WITH PURPOSE) o 10 Troop Meetings- Example Below o Field Trips- Use our Community Partner Resource Guide to help you find ones that may

work with your year plan or just simply have outdoor adventures and fun activities o Incorporate activities for girls to earn Patches o Participate in Service Unit Events (for example preparing for Thinking Day can take 2-3

meetings with your girls separate from the outline below) o Participate in Summer Activities o Participate in the Fall Product and Cookie Programs o Participate in Community Service/Take Action Projects

MEETING MEETING TOPIC MEETING GOAL

Meeting #1 Parent Meeting Set Expectations and engage parents

Meeting #2 Promise Center Honest & Fair Petal

Troop gets to know one another, learn basic Girl Scout Values, and learn how to be honest and fair

Meeting #3 Friendly & Helpful Petal

Girls practice Girl Scout Traditions, learn how to stay safe, and earn the Friendly and Helpful Petal

Meeting #4 Considerate & Caring Petal

Girls learn how to be considerate and caring and prepare for the investiture Ceremony

Meeting #5 Courageous & Strong Petal

Girls learn to be courageous and strong, and families get introduced to GS Daisies by having families attend the meeting

Meeting #6 Money Counts Leaf

Meeting #7 Responsible for what I say and do

Girls will learn to be responsible for what they say and do through practicing different ways with their Daisy Friends

Meeting #8 Making Choices Leaf

Learn how to make choices about using Money

Meeting #9 Respect Myself & Others

Girls will learn how to respect themselves and other by listening to older girls talk.

Meeting #10 Year End Celebration

Girls celebrate what they have learned throughout the year. Bridging for those that move to Brownies

*Remember that every troop is different and will set their year up to fit their troop needs the best. We hope this outline simply gives you an idea to help you build your year with your girls.

Use your to help you work with your girls to make it your own*

Materials for First Gathering

Name tags (if needed) Set out something unique for making nametags. Paper scissors, scrapbooking materials, fabric, magazines, cloth, markers, etc. Have the girls design the nametags and use as needed.

Refreshments Have something for them to eat and drink. After the first gathering, girls can decide if snacks are needed and how they should be provided.

Troop Box Have a sturdy cardboard or plastic box, preferably with handles, to carry the items you will regularly need at troop/group meetings. They may be obtained by purchasing them with funds donated by the parents, by having each family donate certain items, or by securing a sponsor willing to provide items. They will be kept in the troop box and taken to

forms needing completion.

First Aid Kit The First Aid kit should be on hand at every meeting and outing. Check with the Safety Activity Checkpoints for a list of suggested items for the First Aid kit.

Resource books Have on hand Safety Activity Checkpoints, Volunteer Essentials, Journey

Materials for on-the-spot activities This will depend on the grade level and maturity of the girls. Construction paper, markers, pencils, scissors, crayons, and glue are options, but so are teen magazines, news magazines, age appropriate novels, etc., that can encourage on the

available for them.

American and/or Troop flag These are optional items.

Kaper Chart A kaper chart is a chart that shows the delegation of tasks and rotation of responsibility day-by day and/or meal-by-meal. A kaper chart can be a simple small chart on a sheet of paper or an elaborate chart with lots of decorations like the one show here. It is up to you.

How to Start a Troop on a Shoestring Budget Leader Supplies Age level Journey Books Volunteer Essentials Notebook Storage box (some leaders use a wheeled luggage cart Sharpies (multiple colors, if possible) Big scissors Tissues / Kleenex First Aid kit - see below on how to stock

Income Start up grant from Service unit or Council, if available Dues (decided by girls, often based on cost of badges and patches) Start up fee from parents: should cover the first batch of pins, patches, etc

Supplies Look in your own cupboard. If you buy new crayons or markers each year for personal use, you

may have a lot of boxes sitting around! Same with craft supplies Make a list of items the troop needs and send home with the girls to see if parents can provide

some of those items for the troop Watch garage sales and thrift stores for supplies. Don't be afraid to mention that it is for a Girl

Scout troop - some people will give discounts or donate. - each leader brings items and craft

materials no longer used, and goes home with a supply of new things Paper/Photo copies Ask parents for old office letterhead, and use the back. Great for drawing, paper airplanes, and

such. Some companies will let employees use the printer/copier for the cost of paper, or for free as

community service. See if one of your parents can do this.

Have each girl bring in her own supplies in their own box, or buy a box of zippered bags and each

girl gets her own bag. Have them contain: o scissors o crayons o markers o pencil o glue or glue sticks o paint set (optional)

Ask parents for donations of excess craft materials, and then base the crafts on what is available. If a badge calls for something special, have each girl bring that item in (i.e. Oatmeal container for

Space Explorer, shoebox for Me & My Shadow) Ask parents to save things - ask parents to save certain items for future use (empty paper towel

rolls, oatmeal canisters, yogurt cups, magazines, etc.) Divide the girls into smaller groups - one per supervising adult. If one group cuts while glues, then

you need half the number of scissors and glue sticks. Borrow what you can! Both parents and other leaders might help.

Inexpensive Girl Scout Activities Sing songs Practice a flag ceremony (some service units and the council have flags they can loan). Do service projects, like planting flowers at a fire or police station Volunteering time with an animal shelter, soup kitchen, meals on wheels, at a nursing home or

community garden - great tie ins to badges

Schedule one meeting to just go to the playground, eat a sack dinner and PLAY! Girls have a great time.

ice cream parlor for a treat on the way home.

When the weather gets nicer, get outside the meeting place and practice putting up, taking down, (not losing parts) and putting away tents so the girls are ready for tent camping during the summer.

Juliette Low Birthday Party or Troop Shower Ask parents to donate items for a Juliette Low birthday party. Provide a list of suggested items that could be used for crafts, supplies or our First Aid kit. Each girl brings in an item, wrapped, and then girls take turns unwrapping them. They will enjoy opening the gifts for our troop. A game can be made of the unwrapping: Each girl holds her wrapped gift and plays the "Left/Right" story passing game. When the story is done, each girl should be holding a different gift and gets to open "her" present. Suggestive Supply List Scotch tape Beads Fabric paint Shoe boxes Rubber bands Yarn Markers Crayons Buttons Ribbon Seeds Baby Food Jars Potting Soil Straws Sponges Tempura paint Liquid starch Pens Face paint Kids scissors Paper bags Thread Tissue paper Pencils Pencils/Colored Pie tins Stickers Wiggle eyes Poster Board Feathers Scrapbook items: paper, albums, die cuts, etc.

Girl Scout Glossary for Daisy Leaders Girl Scouting has its own jargon, and there may be times you feel like someone is speaking to you in a different language! Here are some common terms to help you along the way. Badge - Embroidered official recognition awards for Girl Scouts, levels Brownie through Ambassador, to indicate increased knowledge and skill in a particular subject. Buddy system - A safety practice in which girls are paired to keep track of each other. Ceremonies:

Bridging - The move from one program level of Girl Scouting to the next (e.g. from Girl Scout Daisy

to Girl Scout Brownie). Bridging requirements are found in the handbook section.

Court of Awards - A ceremony that can be held any time during the year at which petals, patches,

pins, recognitions, and other awards are presented.

- A quiet inspirational ceremony that has a theme and is planned by Girl Scouts

and their leaders.

Investiture - A special ceremony in which a new member makes her Girl Scout Promise and

receives her membership pin.

Rededication - A formal ceremony for girls or adults, previously invested, to renew the Girl Scout

Promise (a good way to start a second year of a Girl Scout grade level). Daisy Flower Friends --- The Flower Friends represent the 10 different lines of the Girl Scout Law and guide Daisies through their Journeys and petals. Friendship Circle - A symbolic gesture in which Girl Scouts form a circle by clasping hands, crossing their right arm over the left. The circle represents the unbroken chain of friendship among Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over the world. It is often used at a closing ceremony. Fun patches - Optional patches worn on the back of a uniform. These patches are for available for activities or outings (everything from a radio station visit to a pizza party) that are not part of earning an official badge award through the Journeys or the . Girl Guides - The original name for Girl Scouts, a term still used in many countries. The name originated in England.

Girl Scouts Always Leave a Place Better than They Found It --- Unwritten Girl Scout rule. Girl Scout handshake - A formal greeting between Girl Scouts. The handshake is done by shaking left hands while giving the Girl Scout sign with the right. Girl Scout holidays:

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Girl Scout birthday - March 12, 1912 marks the first Girl Scout meeting in Savannah, GA.

Girl Scout Week - An annual celebration during the week of March 12, the Girl Scout birthday.

It begins on Girl Scout Sunday and ends on Girl Scout Sabbath.

- April 22, a special day to honor Girl Scout leaders.

World Thinking Day - Celebrated by Girl Guides and Girl Scouts throughout the world, February 22

is the mutual birthday of Boy Scout founder Lord Baden-Powell and his wife Lady Olave Baden-Powell who was active in Girl Guides in England and served as World Chief Guide. This is the day for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to think about their sisters around the world through special projects, international programs, activities, or pen pal correspondences. Girl Scouts at each level can earn an award that can be worn on the front of her uniform with their other badges and awards. More information and the requirements to earn this award can be found at http://gsnw.gl/wtd. Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) --- The Girl Scout program model that engages girls by developing the skills, knowledge, and values needed to be leaders. Girl Scout mission statement - Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scout sign - The official Girl Scout sign to be used as the Girl Scout Promise is being recited and may be used as the Girl Scout Law is recited (optional). It is also used during the Girl Scout handshake.

The right hand is raised shoulder high with the three middle fingers extended and the thumb crossing over the palm to hold down the little finger. Girl Scout slogan - Do a good turn daily." Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting - Along with Journeys, are part of the National Program Portfolio and is the heart of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Inside each guide is the handbook for that Girl Scout level, petals and leaves (Daisy) or badges (Brownie-Ambassador) requirements, Girl Scout award information, a scrapbook section, and stories/activities. Grade levels - Current girl levels include: Daisies (K-1), Brownies (2-3), Juniors (4-5), Cadettes (6-8), Seniors (9-10), and Ambassadors (11-12). These have varied over the years and may be different from what you remember if you were a Girl Scout. GSUSA - Girl Scouts of the United States of America, our national organization. Journeys --- Part of the National Program Portfolio and based on the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, Journeys incorporate the three keys to leadership: discover, connect, and take action, into a series of themed sessions for girls to follow. Each level of Girl Scouts has three Journey themes

--- C --- --- Tell It! Journey Summit Award --- A special award pin earned by girls who have completed all three Journeys at their grade level. Juliette Gordon Low - Nicknamed Daisy, Juliette was the founder of Girl Scouting in the United States who formed the first troop meeting in Savannah, Georgia on March 12, 1912. Read the full story in your

! Kaper chart - A chart that shows the delegation of tasks and rotation of responsibility day-by-day and/or meal-by-meal. Leaves --- Award badges shaped as leaves. There are two Cookie Business leaves and two Financial Literacy leaves for Daisies to earn. The intent is that the girls earn one of each for each year they are in the Daisy level. These are found in the . Motto - Be Prepared." My Promise My Faith - Girls in grades K-12 can earn this pin each year by exploring the Girl Scout Law and teachings from their faith. Requirements are found in the handbook section of the Girl Scouting. National Program Portfolio -This is the combined activity materials for the Girl Scout Leadership Experience including Journeys and the Petals --- Awards earned by Girl Scout Daisies. Each petal represents a line of the Girl Scout Law. Requirements for the petals are found in the Daisy . Quiet sign - The Girl Scout signal for silence in a group situation. The person in charge raises her/his right hand and the Girl Scouts present fall silent and raise their right hands. This is an extremely helpful tool when working with groups of girls! Safety activity checkpoints - Sit-upon - A cushion made by Girl Scouts to use when the ground is hard or damp or to keep their clothes clean. Service Units- A geographic subdivision within Girl Scouts of Silver Sage. Service Unit Manager (SUM) --- A volunteer leadership position who leads a service area in partnership with service team volunteers and the volunteer support team (VST) manager assigned to the region. Service team --- A volunteer leadership team within a service area that works in partnership with the VST manager. SWAPS - Special Whatchamacallit Affectionately Pinned Somewhere, a keepsake exchanged as a way for Girl Scouts to meet each other and promote friendship. Tag-a-longs --- An informal name for a non-Girl Scout child attending a Girl Scout event. Trefoil - The international symbol of Girl Scouting; the three leaves of the trefoil represent the three parts of the Girl Scout Promise. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) - An international educational association of more than eight million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. World Trefoil Pin - A pin worn by all Girl Scouts and Girl Guides that symbolizes our global sisterhood.

Girl Scout Daisy Earned Recognitions

Name______________________________

AWARD DATE

COMPLETED

DATE

RECEIVED

Daisy Promise Center and Learning Petals

Girl Scout Promise Center: Daisy Blue

Light Blue Learning Petal for Honest and Fair

Yellow Learning Petal for Friendly and Helpful

Spring Green Learning Petal for Considerate and Caring

Red Learning Petal for Courageous and Strong

Orange Learning Petal for Responsible for What I Say and Do

Purple Learning Petal for Respect Myself and Others

Magenta Learning Petal for Respect Authority

Green Learning Petal for Use Resources Wisely

Rose Learning Petal for Make the World a Better Place

Violet Learning Petal for Be a Sister to Every Girl Scout

Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden Journey Awards

Garden Square

Watering Can

Golden Honey Bee

Amazing Daisy

Between Earth & Sky Journey Awards

Journey Road Square

Blue Bucket

Firefly

Clover

5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals Journey

Awards

DATE

COMPLETED

DATE

RECEIVED

Bird

Birdfeeder

Tula the Tulip

Financial Literacy Leaves

Money Counts

Making Choices

Cookie Business Leaves

Count It Up

Talk It Up

My Promise, My Faith Year 1

My Promise, My Faith Year 2

Safety Award Year 1

Safety Award Year 2

Journey Summit Award

Bridge to Girl Scout Brownies Award

Step 1: Pass It On!

Step 2: Look Ahead!

Step 3: Plan a Bridging Ceremony

DAISY GIRL SCOUTS – BEYOND THE LEARNING

RECOGNITION DATE RECEIVED

Daisy Girl Scout Pin

World Association Pin

Membership Star (one for each year Daisy, blue

disc) Enter each year received:

Girl Scout Cookie Activity Pin Enter each year received:

Early Bird Registration Enter each year received:

Five Star Troop Award